Free (DRM-free multi formats) Keeping House [Gay Amateur Hired Help Erotic Romance]

[ATDrake]

Keeping House by Lee Brazil, is 1st in the Truth or Dare series of m/m contemporary domestic settling-down erotic romances, free as All Romance eBooks' selection for April 16th in conjunction with Breathless Press.

This is a novella-length work with 4 flames on the ARE heat index and no particular warnings. Come to think of it, this is probably the most normal romance amongst the offerings thus far, with no ménage, BDSM, shapeshifters, aliens, kidnappings, rebellious warriors, destined bonded mate-claiming (besides the usual romance type Tru Luv™ sort), vengeful stalkery exes, amnesia, or whatever. There is a bit of a age/power imbalance between the sophisticated corporate professional employer and the inexperienced newbie household employee, but seriously, it's nothing compared to the destined mate-kidnappers and the lady-claiming warlords.

Free without DRM in the format of your choice (multiple formats --> multiple checkouts) @ All Romance eBooks until shortly before midnight US central time on the 17th. If you missed it earlier, the previous day's 3-flame f/m mate-claiming paranormal werewolf romance will still be free for a limited time: SheWolf

All Romance eBooks have a notice saying their site will be offline for maintenance from 12-5AM CDT on Monday the 16th. If you can't get in during that time, that's why. If you can't get in during other times, well, maybe you did something bad in a past life.

Author Brazil has another m/m 3-flame contemporary domestic romance story free for you via ARE: Because You're You, and has another short included in a volume of the freebie multi-author Don't Read in the Closet anthology.

Publisher Breathless Press offers another story by Brazil in their free online reads section and says they have a "Friends with Benefits" program where you spend $1 and get 1 point to turn in for $1 off your next purchase in their webstore. Apparently they have a line of "Choose Your Own Romances" where presumably you get to pick whichever ending you want (or maybe you just roll dice to see how the story could unfold).

Description
Mischa knew his brothers were up to something. He didn't know it would lead him to Donovan Holloway and change his carefree lifestyle forever.

Donovan Holloway, advertising executive, newly made vice president of the company where he's worked for twenty years, grew up in a free love hippie commune, taking care of the parents who should have been taking care of him. He's worked hard to put himself through school and achieve the American dream. All he's ever wanted was a normal family life—house in the suburbs, two cars, two kids, a shaggy dog. A family to come home to—to care for, and to care for him.

Mischa Blake is the green eyed, liberally-pierced, black-haired, Mohawk-wearing spoiled youngest son of a Hollywood producer and his actress wife. Mischa has made a terrible mistake. In a fit of childish pique, he's accepted a dare from his older brothers. The dare? Live on his own, supporting himself completely for a year without accessing his trust fund. No problem. Except Mischa has never worked a day in his life, hasn't finished college, and has absolutely no skills that he can bring to the table.

So when he sees Donovan's ad for a housekeeper/gardener, he has nothing to lose by applying, because really...how hard can it be?

[Elfwreck]

I am very happy you keep posting these. Some I wind up liking, more I am mostly indifferent to (there's only so many horny amnesiac vampire cowboy threesomes* I can read in a given month), but I love the overview notes and the reminders that the freebies exist.

*Fictitious hypothetical example. However, I have read about polyamorous gay BDSM were-dolphins.

[Sigyn]

were-dolphins?

. . . this isn't like the time where Steve got turned into a were-rat in his prelude and ate the cleric is it? Oh no wait, that was a were-spider. Or part spider. Were-dire-spider?

Oh, no, that's d&d again. <yawns hugely> So. Tired. Send. More. Coffee . . .

And yes, our clerics do have a high mortality rate. An amazing amount get eaten, and don't even ask about the game with the kender. In Ravenloft.

[Blue Tyson]

There was a were-dolphin in the Fathom mini-series Elementals spin off.

[Sigyn]

I think I was mixing up were-dolphins and Selkies. Which are otters. Or something.

And I remember that dolphins are mammals, but what I want to know is how they spread, I can't imagine how common a dolphin bite is . . . maybe they can make sub-audible noises that resonate and . . .

[Blue Tyson]

Were-seals.